Why was Rajgir historically significant if not for the Lion Capital?

Rajgir was the first capital of Magadha and the site of the First Buddhist Council.

Historical Geography of India

UPSC Archival Analysis

Q: Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Lothal : Ancient dockyard 2. Sarnath : First Sermon of Buddha 3. Rajgir : Lion capital of Ashoka 4. Nalanda : Great seat of Buddhist learning Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Lothal is an ancient dockyard, Sarnath is the site of Buddha's first sermon, and Nalanda is a seat of learning. The Lion Capital is at Sarnath, making pair 3 incorrect.

Exam Year

1991

Evidence Source

Link

ID: HIS_ANC_1991_26 Ref: Standard Educational Reference

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Lothal : Ancient dockyard
2. Sarnath : First Sermon of Buddha
3. Rajgir : Lion capital of Ashoka
4. Nalanda : Great seat of Buddhist learning

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?1. Lothal : Ancient dockyard2. Sarnath : First Sermon of Buddha3. Rajgir : Lion capital of Ashoka4. Nalanda : Great seat of Buddhist learningSelect the correct answer using the code given below:

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Lothal : Ancient dockyard
2. Sarnath : First Sermon of Buddha
3. Rajgir : Lion capital of Ashoka
4. Nalanda : Great seat of Buddhist learning

Select the correct answer using the code given below: